MizzBowhunter:Will there ever be a Tour stop where the pros won't be at the disadvantage? When we play "practice" rounds the Masters have the advantage off the tee with the "master clubs." Not that I am looking for charity, but I would like to think that some time I could come close to winning a tournament.
You definitely have a point, Mizz. While playing in the practice mode does give us the chance to play in different wind conditions, it also give the master tier players a huge advantage, sometimes 50 or 60 yards off the tee. The easiest solution, of course, would be for us to all play ranked rounds. To keep the variety of the practice rounds, maybe when masters play from the white tees, the pros would play from the red tees ...good idea, but i think it would prove to be very difficult to get all the matches completed.
3rd option ... At the risk of being ridiculed for suggesting it, would be for all of the practice rounds to be played with Starter equipment. ( Maybe my favorite option because it would be fun... and that's what we're all doing this for anyway.)